Evening Primrose

Japanese Boxwood

About Evening Primrose and Japanese Boxwood

Evening Primrose

Japanese Boxwood

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Apricot Delight, Copper canyon

Buxus microphylla `Golden Triumph` Buxus microphylla Herrenhausen' Buxus microphylla `Henry Hohman Buxus microphylla `John Baldwin` Buxus microphylla var. japonica Buxus microphylla var. japonica `Faulkner`

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

136

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Roadsides, sand dunes, Waste areas

Wild

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-85-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

21,22

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

1.00 cm90.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

0.10 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Olive, Dark Green, Bronze

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblong

Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Variety of soil types

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings, Stem Planting

Leaf Cutting, Stem Cutting, stem tip cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Water more in summer

Do not water frequently

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Slugs, Snails

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Variety of soil types

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Insects

Caterpillar, Early/Late Blight, Mites, Spider Mites

5.12 Allergy

Abdominal pain, Constipation, Diarrhea, Skin irritation

Eye irritation, Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Borders, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Making cosmetics, Stops hair loss

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects, Versatility

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Eczema

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Root

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Medicinal oil, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edging, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Mixed Border

Container, Edging, Foundation, Hedges, Rock Garden, Wall, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

OENOTHERA 'Cold Crick'

BUXUS microphylla var japonica

7.2 Common Name

Suncups, sundrops

Japanese box littleleaf box

7.2.1 In Hindi

Evening Primrose

Japanese Boxwood

7.2.2 In German

Evening Primrose

Japanese Boxwood

7.2.3 In French

onagre

Boxwood japonaise

7.2.4 In Spanish

onagra

El boj japonés

7.2.5 In Greek

Νυχτολούλουδο

Ιαπωνικά Πυξάρι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Evening Primrose

Boxwood japonês

7.2.7 In Polish

wiesiołka

japoński Bukszpan

7.2.8 In Latin

vespere Primrose

Boxwood Italica

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Myrtales

Buxales

8.5 Family

Onagraceae

Buxaceae

8.6 Genus

Oenothera

Buxus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Onagreae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Onagroideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

14570

1 27800

Properties of Evening Primrose and Japanese Boxwood

Wondering what are the properties of Evening Primrose and Japanese Boxwood? We provide you with everything About Evening Primrose and Japanese Boxwood. Evening Primrose doesn't have thorns and Japanese Boxwood doesn't have thorns. Also Evening Primrose does not have fragrant flowers. Evening Primrose has allergic reactions like Abdominal pain, Constipation, Diarrhea and Skin irritation and Japanese Boxwood has allergic reactions like Abdominal pain, Constipation, Diarrhea and Skin irritation. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Evening Primrose and Japanese Boxwood and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Evening Primrose and Japanese Boxwood

Season and care of Evening Primrose and Japanese Boxwood is important to know. While considering everything about Evening Primrose and Japanese Boxwood Care, growing season is an essential factor. Evening Primrose season is Summer and Japanese Boxwood season is Summer. The type of soil for Evening Primrose is Loam, Sand and for Japanese Boxwood is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Evening Primrose is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Japanese Boxwood is Acidic, Neutral.

Evening Primrose and Japanese Boxwood Physical Information

Evening Primrose and Japanese Boxwood physical information is very important for comparison. Evening Primrose height is 1.00 cm and width 0.10 cm whereas Japanese Boxwood height is 90.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Evening Primrose and Japanese Boxwood are as follows:

Evening Primrose flower color: Yellow
Evening Primrose leaf color: Green
Japanese Boxwood flower color: Yellow green
Japanese Boxwood leaf color: Green

Care of Evening Primrose and Japanese Boxwood

Care of Evening Primrose and Japanese Boxwood include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Evening Primrose pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Japanese Boxwood pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Evening Primrose needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Japanese Boxwood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.